250 years of Freedom – 6: ‘Supremely grateful for Freedom of the Press’

250 years of Freedom – 6: ‘Supremely grateful for Freedom of the Press’

WorldTribune, June 28, 2026 250 Years of Freedom Commentary by Donald Kirk An Octogenarian like the president of the United States, Donald Kirk is the rare American journalist who has spent most of his career as a foreign correspondent, primarily in East Asia. A member of the Advisory Board of Free Press Foundation, he currently […]

250 years of Freedom – 5: ‘. . . with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence . . .’

250 years of Freedom – 5: ‘. . . with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence . . .’

Commentary by WorldTribune Staff, June 25, 2026 250 Years of Freedom Having established the justification for establishing the new nation, the signers of the Declaration of Independence concluded as follows: We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude […]

250 years of Freedom – 4: ‘A Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people’

250 years of Freedom – 4: ‘A Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people’

Commentary by WorldTribune Staff, June 22, 2026 250 Years of Freedom The men who signed the Declaration of Independence launched the nation with a bill of grievances followed by an innovation affirming an opposite philosophy of government, that inspired the world and has survived until now. Many have forgotten what the founding fathers experienced. Such […]

250 years of Freedom – I: From the ‘shot heard round the world’ to a nation divided

250 years of Freedom – I: From the ‘shot heard round the world’ to a nation divided

by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2026  250 Years of Freedom As the celebrating begins amid profound divisions within the USA, we recall the closing words of the Declaration of Independence and the men who signed in on July 4, 1776. We also honor those who sacrificed their lives on April 19, 1775 for an exceptional […]

Trump’s critics dead wrong (again) on the economy

Trump’s critics dead wrong (again) on the economy

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, June 11, 2026 Last week’s blockbuster jobs report, with more than 265,000 jobs added when including upward employment revisions, was very welcome news to almost all Americans. The exception would be the economists of the left who throughout Donald Trump’s now-five-and-a-half years in the White House keep getting […]

Not forgotten: The spirit of sacrifice that made this nation great

Not forgotten: The spirit of sacrifice that made this nation great

Special to WorldTribune.com, May 24, 2026 By John McNabb The following Memorial Day reflection, was originally published on May 28, 2018. When I think about this day, I think about something of a rarity in our country today — sacrifice. America today is all about “me”. The politicians and bureaucrats, celebrities, social justice warriors, identity […]

Trump’s China trip: The three T’s, Iran and Jimmy Lai

Trump’s China trip: The three T’s, Iran and Jimmy Lai

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 20, 2026 Amid the spectacle and political pageantry in which Beijing so excels, President Donald Trump and his high-powered American business entourage visited China. The trip to the People’s Republic comes amid rising global tensions, continuing trade frictions and disruption of maritime commerce in the Middle East. […]

Blame Covid policies for high prices; Bring back fiscal fitness

Blame Covid policies for high prices; Bring back fiscal fitness

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, May 14, 2026 The new consumer prices report showing a 3.8% price rise in April confirms what Americans have been complaining about for months: Inflation is continuing to squeeze family budgets. It’s indisputable that oil and fertilizer supply disruptions in the Middle East are driving up prices here […]